Solved Clean Install Vista do I need service pack 1?

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newdeafman

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Hello,

I've had a dig about the site but could only find old threads relating to this issue so I hope I'm not adding an unnecessary thread.

I've an ageing DELL inspiron lappy thats running Vista Home Premium 32 bit. Its been running like a dog so I decided to do a clean install of vista using the reinstall DELL provided disc.

All has gone fine, its been updating like crazy but I expected that. However, Windows update has not picked up any of the Vista service packs, 1 or 2. I've hunted down standalone version of both on microsoft's download centre but I'm wondering do I need them at all?

Or if I do can anyone advise me if I its possible to get away with just downloading service pack 2.

Also, if I absolutely must download either SP1 or SP2, or both, one after the other, can anyone point me to where I can download them for 32bit Vista?
MS download centre advises against the SP1 if only downloading to 1 computer stating that a smaller more appropriate download is available via windows update? It might have been at one time but my machine aint picking it up.

Any suggestions guys?

Thanks,

Mike
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
With SP1 and SP2, Vista will run a lot smoother. Besides, you need it to get all the latest updates - especially the security updates.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs 1x60GB OCZ SSD 6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Guys thanks a million for the replies, my concerns were based on MS no longer supporting vista and I couldnt find anywhere to download SP1, but after scrolling through numerous updates, finally SP1 showed up followed 2 hours later by SP2 so yes both are still available as automatice updates, for now at least.

Thanks again

Mike
 

My Computer

System One

We were glad to be able to help. Good luck
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
As a footnote here and to anyone else reading this thread I would like to point out a few things.

Microsoft Support for Windows Vista (with no service packs installed) ended on April 13, 2010, & support for Vista SP1 expires on July 12, 2011.

So that's a good enough reason to keep up with the service packs and Windows Update in general. ;-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II 1 x 1TB SATA II 1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
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